Income Tax : Under the earlier law, even a one-day delay in depositing employee contributions resulted in permanent tax disallowance. The new r...
CA, CS, CMA : This update compiles key statutory deadlines across multiple laws for May 2026. It highlights filing requirements under income tax...
Income Tax : The Central Government, in the Union Budget 2026, has proposed an important amendment concerning employee welfare funds. The objec...
Income Tax : The amendment replaces the fund-specific due date with the return-filing deadline for claiming deductions. Employers gain greater ...
Income Tax : Delhi High Court upholds disallowance of delayed PF/ESI contributions under Section 143(1), but permits deductions when the due da...
Corporate Law : ESIC launched a one-time Amnesty Scheme (Oct 2025-Sept 2026) to settle pending court cases on ESI contribution, coverage, and dama...
Corporate Law : ESIC launches the Amnesty Scheme 2025 (Oct 2025-Sep 2026) to settle ESI court cases, withdrawal of prosecution, and reduce litigat...
Company Law : Explore the challenges faced by newly incorporated companies regarding mandatory ESI and EPF registrations in India, with proposed...
Corporate Law : As we all know that registration on Sham Suvidha Portal for new Companies was discontinued w.e.f. 15.02.2020 and thereafter, Compa...
Corporate Law : Through the coordinated efforts of Government, Private Institutions, Civil Society, NGOs and Private Citizens overcame the health ...
Income Tax : The Tribunal examined disallowance made for delayed employee contributions under Section 143(1). It held that debatable issues can...
Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the original assessment was not erroneous or prejudicial except for TDS verification and PF/ESI disallowanc...
Income Tax : ITAT confirmed Section 263 revision after finding that the AO wrongly allowed delayed PF/ESI contributions despite binding Supreme...
Income Tax : The assessee’s plea that delayed PF/ESI deduction was a debatable issue was rejected because Checkmate had settled the law retro...
Income Tax : The Tribunal confirmed that employees’ contributions to EPF and ESIC deposited after the statutory due dates are disallowable un...
Corporate Law : The Government of India has implemented the Code on Social Security, 2020 with nationwide effect from November 21, 2025, consolida...
Corporate Law : ESIC launches SPREE, a scheme from July 1 to Dec 31, 2025, for employers and employees to register under the ESI Act without retro...
Corporate Law : ESIC's SPREE 2025 scheme offers a time-bound opportunity for employers to register their businesses and employees without past pen...
Corporate Law : ESIC proposes new rules for medical benefits to retired employees and spouses, open to public suggestions for 30 days from notific...
Corporate Law : Explore the latest amendment to the Employees' State Insurance Rules 1950, raising the threshold from INR 5 to 25 crores. Get insi...
After the decision of SC in Check mate Services Pvt. Ltd. vs. CIT order dated 12.10.22, the legal position is now settled that the delayed deposit of employees contribution shall be held as deemed income u/s. 2(24) of the income tax act.
PCIT Vs Pro Interactive Service (India) Pvt. Ltd (Delhi High Court) In view of the judgments of the Division Bench of Delhi High Court in Commissioner of Income-Tax versus Aimil Limited, (2010) 321 ITR 508 (Del) the issue is covered against the Revenue and, therefore, no substantial question of law arises for consideration in this […]
Ajashy Engineering Sales Pvt. Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) ITAT held that AO was not justified in denying the deduction claimed by the assessee on account of late deposit of PF/ESI/EPF, albeit before filing the return of income. Admittedly in the matter, the Revenue had not contended that the assessee has deposited the contribution after […]
ESIC notifies that Companies who have obtained ESI number through MCA portal, are now required to apply for ‘dormant’ status, if they are having employees less than threshold limit or zero no. of employees for the coverage under ESIC Scheme as on 31.10.2022. Employees’ State Insurance Corporation No. P-11/14/19/Misc/02/2022-Rev. II Doted: 21 .11.2022 To All RDS/Directors […]
Understanding the disallowance of delayed deposit of employees contributions towards P.F or ESI by CPC without explanation. Learn how to address this issue.
Stay compliant with tax regulations in November 2022. Learn about the important due dates for GST, income tax, and company filings.
CIT Vs State Bank of Bikaner (Rajasthan High Court) On perusal of Sec.36(1)(va) and Sec.43(B)(b) and analyzing the judgements rendered, in our view as well, it is clear that the legislature brought in the statute Section 43(B)(b) to curb the of such tax payers who did not discharge their statutory liability of payment of dues, as […]
Essae Teraoka Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (Karnataka High Court) In the present case, admittedly, though the employer did not deposit the contribution, within the stipulated time, as contemplated by paragraph-3O of the PF Scheme or before the due date under the provisions of the PF scheme/Act, he deposited the contribution to the PF/ESI fund before […]
CIT, Udaipur Vs Udaipur Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Limited (Rajasthan High Court) While completing the assessment under Section 143(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 the Assessing Officer (AO) noticed that the assessee had deposited payment of Rs.14,60,412/- in the PF fund and Rs.973/- in the ESI fund with delay that is the said payments […]
Checkmate Services P. Ltd Vs CIT (Supreme Court) The factual narration reveals two diametrically opposed views in regard to the interpretation of Section 36(1)(va) on the one hand and proviso to Section 43(b) on the other. If one goes by the legislative history of these provisions, what is discernible is that Parliament’s endeavour in introducing […]
